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US military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria - CBS News Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:24:13 GMT

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US military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria
CBS News
(CBS News) FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- On Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Syrians who've fled the two-year-old civil war. He visited a sprawling refugee camp in Jordan that holds 115,000 refugees. Some pleaded with Kerry for U.S. military ...
Is It Too Late to Help Syria?Slate Magazine
UK ARMY CHIEF: Invading Syria Would Be The Only Way To Topple AssadBusiness Insider
Britain abandons plans to arm Syria militants: sourcesPress TV
NBCNews.com
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Gen. Dempsey grilled about US policy in Syria - USA TODAY Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:25:43 GMT

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Gen. Dempsey grilled about US policy in Syria
USA TODAY
SHARE 62 CONNECT 57 TWEET 8 COMMENTEMAILMORE. WASHINGTON -- The nation's top military officer, Gen. Martin Dempsey, came under fire from Sen. John McCain over the issue of Syria in a testy exchange Thursday at Dempsey's confirmation ...
Dempsey Says Assad Gains in Syria as McCain Demands ViewsBloomberg
US preparing for military action in Syria, top US general saysRT (blog)
General Dempsey says US considering use of force in SyriaHaaretz
Newsmax.com -The Times of Israel -Al-Arabiya
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One Islamist rebel group seems to have overtaken all the others - The Economist Sat, 20 Jul 2013 02:10:21 GMT

Washington Post

One Islamist rebel group seems to have overtaken all the others
The Economist
UNTIL last month the leader of Ahrar al-Sham (the Free Men of Syria), a large Salafist rebel group, went by a nom de guerre. Then on June 8th Hassan Aboud revealed his real name in an interview with Al Jazeera, the Qatari satellite television channel.
Britain bans Syria's al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front on terrorism groundsWashington Post

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Foreign Fighters Flocking to Syria Stirs Terror Concerns - Bloomberg Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:49:58 GMT

Foreign Fighters Flocking to Syria Stirs Terror Concerns
Bloomberg
The U.S. and European Union are seeing an increasing number of radicalized young Muslims going to Syria to fight, a development that raises the danger that they will return to conduct terrorist attacks at home. The war is providing both a rallying ...
US military should stay out of SyriaStandardNet

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Inside the Obama-McCain Meeting - Daily Beast Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:55:38 GMT

Daily Beast

Inside the Obama-McCain Meeting
Daily Beast
A large part of the conversation focused on the war in Syria, where McCain has been advocating for a U.S.-led no-fly zone and targeted airstrikes to degrade President Bashar al-Assad's airpower. β€œIt's very clear that he sees that events are going in ...

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Syria Kurds fight jihadists for their autonomy: analysts - Fox News Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:09:24 GMT

Syria Kurds fight jihadists for their autonomy: analysts
Fox News
BEIRUT (AFP) – Syria's Kurds are battling jihadist fighters in northern Syria in a bid to protect and even extend the long-sought autonomy they have gained since the country's conflict begin, experts say. This week alone, at least 29 jihadist and ...


Ankara Worried by Kurdish Gains in Syria, Observers Say - Voice of America Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:23:27 GMT

Voice of America

Ankara Worried by Kurdish Gains in Syria, Observers Say
Voice of America
"They've always been hostile to the Kurdish population in Syria gaining or improving its position in that country," he said. "So they're looking on with some concern, if not hostility, especially as the major Kurdish group in Syria is closely aligned ...
Turkey responds to fire from Syria, army saysPress TV
NGO: Clashes between Kurds, jihadists kill 29 in SyriaAl-Arabiya
Ankara concerned as Kurds seize town on Syria-Turkey borderJerusalem Post
Hurriyet Daily News
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Arab TV star Abbas al Nouri of Syria grieves for his nation - Los Angeles Times Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:44:02 GMT

Arab TV star Abbas al Nouri of Syria grieves for his nation
Los Angeles Times
BEIRUT β€” Abbas al Nouri pauses as a particularly loud car roars past the cafe on the main thoroughfare. The overly solicitous waitress lingers, a hint of recognition in her eyes. At the table, the conversation inevitably focuses on Al Nouri's native ...


From Turkey with love: Another Israeli attack on Syria? - RT (blog) Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:49:17 GMT

RT (blog)

From Turkey with love: Another Israeli attack on Syria?
RT (blog)
No one should be surprised to hear that Israel and Turkey are collaborating together against the Syrians. With the aim of tightening the front against Syria, President Obama even travelled to Israel in March 2013 to directly broker a quick ...

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US Considering Use Of Force In Syria, Dempsey Says - Huffington Post Thu, 18 Jul 2013 21:30:09 GMT

US Considering Use Of Force In Syria, Dempsey Says
Huffington Post
Forces loyal to the Syrian army wave national flags as they celebrate in the main square of Qusayr in Syria's central Homs province on June 5, 2013, after government forces seized total control of the former rebel-stronghold. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) ...

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